Caldwell

Caldwell v. Western Development Co.

Good Law
1921 Cal. App. LEXIS 672·54 Cal. App. 776·203 P. 158
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 31, 1921Civ. No. 3774.California5,787 words

Opinion

Opinion on Rehearing

In petitioning for a rehearing, the appellant has earnestly contended that the statement of facts contained in the opinion heretofore filed precludes him from properly presenting the matter to the supreme court of this state upon application for a hearing there. The following portions of the pleadings are asked to be made a part of the opinion of this court:

The defendant corporation answered the foregoing allegation as follows:

Defendant W. S. Gray answers the foregoing allegations of the complaint as follows:

The foregoing extracts from the pleadings are hereby made a part of the opinion heretofore' filed herein, for the benefit of the appellant.

A petition to have the cause heard in the supreme court, after judgment in the district court of appeal, was denied by the supreme court on December 29, 1921.

All the Justices concurred, except Waste, J., who did not vote.

Lawlor, J., was absent; Richards, J., pro tem., was acting.

Lead Opinion

Sturtevant, J.

Plaintiff commenced an action to recover a money judgment against the defendants; a trial was had, the court sitting without a jury; the defendants had judgment and the plaintiff appealed under the new method.

In his complaint the plaintiff alleged that the Western Development Company was a corporation; that defendant W. S. Gray owned all of the stock of the corporation and was executive officer and manager; that in May, 1917, acting on the suggestion of the defendant W. S. Gray, the plaintiff and John C. Gray (son of W. S. Gray) as partners, and the corporation, executed a lease or agreement; that at the same time plaintiff and John C. Gray executed a partnership agreement; that thereafter the corporation turned over to the partnership livestock estimated at $1,446.50 and purchased other stock which, added thereto, aggregated $3,253.31; that plaintiff paid $1,084.40, that he devoted his time from May 21 until December 22, 1917, of the reasonable value of $510; that he expended $240 on feed and supplies; that on the twenty-sixth day of December, 1917, the plaintiff discussed with “the defendant W. S. Gray the question whether plaintiff would be subject to conscription in the…

Lead Opinion

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] *Page 778 Plaintiff commenced an action to recover a money judgment against the defendants; a trial was had, the court sitting without a jury; the defendants had judgment and the plaintiff appealed under the new method. In his complaint the plaintiff alleged that the Western Development Company was a corporation; that defendant W. S. Gray owned all of the stock of the corporation and was executive officer and manager; that in May, 1917, acting on the suggestion of the defendant W. S. Gray, the plaintiff and John C. Gray (son of W. S. Gray) as partners, and the corporation, executed a lease or agreement; that at the same time plaintiff and John C. Gray executed a partnership agreement; that thereafter the corporation turned over to the partnership livestock estimated at $1,446.50 and purchased other stock which, added thereto, aggregated $3,253.31; that plaintiff paid $1,084.40, that he devoted his time from May 21 until December 22, 1917, of the reasonable value of $510; that he expended $240 on feed and supplies; that on the twenty-sixth day of…

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